James H. "Jimmy" Butler, Sr. Obituary (1936

Mr. James Hudson "Jimmy" Butler, Sr., age 71, of Milton, Kentucky, entered this life on August 8, 1936, in Trimble County, Kentucky on Patton's Creek, the son of James W. "J.W." & Ruth Wheeler Butler. He was raised in Trimble County and was a 1955, graduate of Trimble County High School. He attended Cumberland College for two years. He was united in marriage in June 1957, to Barbara Jane Bear, and to this union arrived two daughters and one son to bless their home. He was employed early in life with Thompson Glass Diary & Pepsi Cola. He later worked as an inspector for the State of Kentucky. He lived in Phoenix and worked for 15 years as a supervisor and painter at the Yuma Nuclear Power Plant in Yuma, Arizona. He later began a career for over thirty five years working as a Union Painter with Local 118 out of Louisville, Kentucky. He loved any type of car racing and enjoyed calling races at North Vernon and at the Milton Dirt Track. He loved NASCAR, UK Basketball and watching all sports. He enjoyed working for three years as a painter at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. He attended the Milton United Methodist Church, the West Madison United Methodist Church and the First Assembly of God Church in Madison. Jimmy died Friday, October 19, 2007 at 4:00 pm at his home in Milton, Kentucky. A LOVING FAMILY Jimmy will be missed by his daughters: Debbie Leland & her husband: Rev. David Leland of Milton, Kentucky and Cindy Harmon & her husband: Rick of Bedford, Kentucky; his mother: Ruth Wheeler Butler of Madison, Indiana; his companion: Della Nolen of Madison, Indiana; his sisters: Judy A. Bray & her husband: Tom; Linda "Lynn" Murphy; Diane Farrell & her husband: Tom all of Madison, Indiana; his brother: Donald Butler & his wife: Linda of Clay City, Kentucky; his aunts & uncles: Kathleen Louden Schafer of Jeffersonville, Indiana; Joe & Velma Butler of Milton, Kentucky; Frank McKinney of Bedford, Kentucky; his grandchildren: Amber & Bryce Martin; Seth Leland; Brandy & Ryan Heath; Evan & Emily Harmon; John James Butler; his great grandchildren: Elijah Leland; Lillian & Sylvia Heath; Avery, Blake & Luke Martin; several nieces, nephews, cousins & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father: James W. "J.W." Butler died: January 22, 2003; his first wife: Barbara Jean Bear Dunlap died: March 16, 2003; his son: James H. Butler, Jr. died: Dec. 7, 2004; his brother in law: Clifford "Biff" Murphy died: March 31, 1997. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 11:00 am, by the Rev. Michael McCarter and the, Rev. David Leland at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Moffett Cemetery in Milton, Kentucky. VISITATION Friends may call Monday October 22, 2007, from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Tuesday from 9:00 am until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Hendrick Marrow Program % Jeff Gordon Foundation or the Gideon Memorial Bible Plan. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of James H. "Jimmy" Butler, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.